GSL Holdings, LLC's Constitutional Claims Against Lyon Township Dismissed by 6th Circuit Court
The 6th Circuit Court has affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to Charter Township of Lyon Township, Michigan, and Township supervisor John Dolan, in a lawsuit brought by GSL Holdings, LLC. GSL Holdings, a property owner in an industrial park in Lyon Township, had planned to construct a manufacturing facility for Moba Americas, Inc. by late 2020. A critical issue arose because the property lacked public sewer access, necessitating a septic permit from the county health division before construction could begin. This permit process posed a significant challenge to the project's ten-month timeline. Negotiations between GSL and Lyon Township to allow construction without the septic permit failed, leading GSL to sue the Township and Dolan. GSL alleged violations of its constitutional rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, specifically citing equal-protection, due-process, and First Amendment retaliation claims.
